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Parquet Courts - Wide Awake remixes 12" vinyl in stores Sept. 28

28 September 2018

Parquet Courts share something truly special. Embracing New York’s roots, they’ve collaborated with
legendary first wave NYC Disco pioneer Danny Krivit on an edit of their danceable title track, “Wide
Awake.” This is the first track off a forthcoming 12” of Wide Awake! remixes, out Sept. 28th via Rough
Trade Records, which also includes two remixes by Mikey Young of Total Control.
“I like the spirit of the rock song remixed for the dance floor,” says Parquet Courts’ A. Savage. “Some of
my favorite versions of rock songs, like The Units’ ‘High Pressure Days’ or the Happy Mondays’ ‘Kinky
Afro’ are remixes. It can make the mood of a song completely change and allow you to approach it with
fresh ears, even change the way you see the band.”
Legendary New York DJ Danny Krivit has shared the stage with everyone from David Mancuso and
Larry Levan in the Loft / Paradise Garage days, to Francois K at the Body & Soul parties. He delivered
classic vinyl re-edits of tunes from Visage, James Brown, Soulsoul Orchestra, Giorgio Moroder,
Kraftwerk, Brainstorm, Thelma Houston, Cerrone and MFSB, among many others.
Meanwhile, Mikey Young’s influence is unavoidable in the Australian independent music scene, whether
as a member of Total Control or Eddy Current Suppression Ring, or as a prolific producer and engineer.
“Mikey has always impressed me as a musician and person,” says Savage, “but he’s developed a
remarkable talent for producing electronic music, as evidenced by projects like Lace Curtain and Total
Control. He has a skill of impressing his genius and personality into a track and elevating it to something
more.”
Continuing their barnstorming Wide Awake world tour, the band are back to Canada Sept 24th at
Vancouver’s Imperial and Toronto’s Danforth Music Hall Dec. 5th and Montreal’s Corona Theatre Dec.
6th.
Selections:
1. “Wide Awake (Danny Krivit Re-
Edit)”
2. “Normalization (Collective
Witnessing Mix)” – Mikey Young
Remix
3. “Wide Awake! (Club Mix)” -
Mikey Young Remix